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THE NEWS-HERAED, HILLSBORO, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1906.
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LIVE IN BASEMENTS.
BACHELOR, GIRLS IN NEW YORK
HAVE STRANGE FEVER.
Examplo of Woman Who Was First
to Perceive Advantages Is
Being Generally Fol
lowed. Now York. Bachelor girls of New
York have been struck by tho base
ment npnrtment fever ever since one
clover woman set tho example a year Beccntcnnlal, said that tho recent ol
apo by settling herself comfortably, ' canc activity of Mount Tacoma la
even luxuriously, In tho basement of
ono of tbo city's oldfashloncd brown
stono fronts In tho vicinity of Wash
ington Square.
Since then thla woman has been
overwhelmed with tho petitions of
friends to assist them In finding other
fascinating and Independent quarters,
with tho result that, sho says,
sho ba3 turned herself Into a
flat hunter pure nnd simple, though
her business Is that of house deco
ration. As a result, In tho vicinity
of her own little domicile, there has
sprung up a llttlo colony of "base
ment apartmenters" who aro living
In complete Independence and com
parative luxury.
The advantages of the basement
apartment nre many. First of all It
Is cheap, ranging In price from f-0
to $.10 per month, for which sum any- i
ono who has ever gone flat hunting
In Manhattan knows tnat thero Is
positively nothing to jo had any
where within tho city's limits.
Next It Is an Independent modo of
living qulto as If ono had ono's own of earth between the mountain ranges
home. The entrance os from tho nnd the coast Is constantly uplifting or
urea door, and once Inside, the ten- sinking, and It 13 not Impost Ible that it
ant Is as absolutely nlono as though all may sink.
she wero living In tho wilds. In some "Coincident with such lines of fault
cases there la a convenient sulto of lng thero Is always found In proximity
rooms extcndlnir throimh tho entire i
floor, in others perhaps three rooms
and a bath.
Hut as nearly all the basement
apartments nro In tho old-fashioned
houses of the city, tho arrangements
are about the same, tho only differ
ence being that perhaps tho Janitor
and his family may possibly occupy
tho rear portion of iho flat, but of
course quite soparato and distinct
from tho front.
Ono fcaturo that appeals to tho
lonoly bachelor maiden nioro than
all elso Is tho charming old-fashioned
fireplace thnt la usually found
in the front and sometimes tho rear
room.
At loast they aro old-faBhloned In
n sense, for whllo they do not art
mit of big logs being used, one of
them would qulto swallow two of the
modern apartment house gas logs.
Denizens of theso adorablo quarters
declare that their fireplaces are
wortfi dozens of uncongenial pcoplo
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Upsides Washington Square, tho
vicinity of Stuyvcssnt Squaro and
Cnimmercy Pari: aro honeycombed
with these attractive basement
npartments, and suveral real estate
men have beun besieged to prevail
upon tenants and clmtrnctors to
make over houses Into similar quart
ers. FORT APACHE ABANDONED.
Probable Fate of Favorite Resort of
Army Officers Fond of
Hunting.
Tuscon, Ariz. Reports continue to
effect that Fort Apacho will bo aban
doned. In this event tho government
would have but two army posts In Ari
zona, ono at Fort Huachuca und tho
other at Whipple barracks.
Fort Apache was a necessity n num
ber of years ago, but it Is stated that
thero Is little need of tho fort now tnat
tho Indian troubles have ceased entire
ly. Tho fort Is located 90 miles from a
railroad, and supplies have to be
freighted In by tho wagon route.
The location of the fort Is n beautiful
one. Its elevation Is 5,000 feet, and the
Fcenery Is magnificent. Salt river has
Its source near the fort. Wild game
abounds, nnd for this reason an assign
ment at the fort has been sought fre
quently by tho younger officers of tho
nrmy, ovr-i though the placo is far re
moved from civilization.
When the Apache Indians were get
ting In their most cruel work the gov
ernment had a chain of forts on the I
reservation, and Fort Apacho Is the last
one of them. The others which have
been abandoned nre Port Grant, Fort
Thomas and 'a sub-post at San Carlos.
NEEDLE POINTED THE WAY
Lost Diamond Recovered In an Acci
dental and Most Remark
able Manner.
Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. J. W. Mlchlo,
who lives at tho Victoria npartment
house, accidentally unraveled a mys
tery that had bothered the local police
department. A few days ago she lost
a $500 diamond ring. She thought it
had been stolen. Detectives worked on
tho case night and day trying to get a
clew.
One night Mrs. Mlchle dropped a
needle. It stuck In tho hem of her
dress. She bent over to get It, and to
her amazement found the diamond
firmly lodged there. She had droppod
It there herself, and had carried It
around whllo tho police were trying to
find the thief.
Lost 800 Poynds In Four Weeks.
The remarkable fact that Frederick
D. Ilohrer lost 200 pounds in four weeks
was made known when he died at tils
home In Rohrersvllle, Md., recently,
aged 87 years. At the time of his death
ho weighed less than 100 pounds.
"Do you think It would be well for a
young man who Is ambitious to rise In
politic? to study law?" asked the
earnest jrouth.
"No," answered Senator Sorgham ;
"If I were a'young man and wanted to
pet a lofty official position I'i learn
to be a stenographer,"
He Yes, I always sleep In gloves ;
keeps your bands eo soft.
She Really; and; do you sleep In
your bat, too ?
CAUSED BY TACOMA.
MOUNTAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR
SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE.
Such Is tho Statement of Dr. Holland
of Carnegie Institute Pacific
Coast May Sub
side. Philadelphia. Dr. W. J. Holland,
head of tho Carncglo Institute at Pitts
burg, here as a delegate to the Franklin
most probably responsible for tho San
Francisco disaster, that Vesuvius has
nothing at all to do with It, and that tho
cntlro Pacific coast Is In danger of sub
sidence beneath tho waters of tho Pa
cific. Dr. Holland has recently returned
from a long ti lp, In which ho dovoted his
time to an exhaustive study of volca
noes and earthquakes In Japan and
along the western coast of this country.
"Tho extremo western coast of tho
Americas Is subject to almost continued
oscillation," ho said. "The coast lln
represents for the most part compara
tively recent geological formation, and
thero has been In recent geological
times a great deal of uplifting nnd fault
ing. Uy faulting Is meant the cracking
of tho earth's surface as the various
strata overlap and form cracks due to
the constant shrinking of the earth's
surface,
"Thero are scries of what might bo
called cracks In tho earth's surface ex
tending along the western coast line
from Patagonia to Alaska. The stretch
to nn ocean volcanic disturbances nc
companlcd by earthquakes. Volcanoes
aro duo to tho fact that tho water of the
ocean fettles down, and percolates to
deeper strata, which are heated by the
Internal heat of the earth. Steam Is thti3
generated, lava is formed, and thero fol
lows explosions nnd seismic disturb
ances. "Thero Is no-doubt that thero has
been n breakdown nnd a shifting or
strata, perhaps at a great depth, In the
region of San Francisco. There Is cer
tainly great connection between this
earthquake nnd recent reports which
have como to mo of Intcnso volcanic
activity on tho part of Mount Tacoma.
I would say that It Is not possible to
connect tho disturbances In San Fran
cisco with the activity of Mount Ve
suvius. "There hns been tremendous poten
tial activity along tho whole westorn
coast. This potential energy Is being
changed Into actual energy, and the
whole coast Is In danger of subsidence
"This, to my mind, Is tho beginning
. of a xroat volcanic acllon
I "Some parts of theworIilt.com re-
mnr,.llby fr0P from car,nnimkc, nr
, Biiril;!1B0 of tho onrtn.s cniBt For ,n.
stnnP0. thPr ...re nn rrrnr.ia of ,mv .
cellt disturbance of the kind In Penn-
aylvanln, and jot la many placos In tho
state there are evidences of tremendous
earthquakes that must have been far
greater than that In San Francisco.
Just beyond Horrlsburg and boyond Al
toona thero aro clear evidences of wholo
mountains having bcon lifted up on
end by earthquakes, nnd science Is un
able to tell when cavities havo formed In
the earth's crust, when a sudden letting
down of tho surface may bo expected,
and tho wholo region of Pennsylvania
bo convulsod."
DYING IS ONLY SLEEP.
Soul Not Violently Wrenched from
Body, Says British Med
ical Journal.
London. Tho bishop of London Is
taken to task by the British Medical
Journal for some remarks ho recently
mado professing to descrlbo how it feels
to die. Indeed, the Journal asks It thero
Is any sensation at all.
"Farciful porsons," tho Journal says,
"speaks as If the soul violently
wrenched Itself asunder from tho body.
Those, however, who have stood by
many deathbeds know that most people
pass Into the silent land as peacefully as
If they wero going to sleep.
"Even when great pain has been suf
fered In the last strugglo for llto, when
death finally claims tho victim for his
own ho mercifully lulls him Into Insens
ibility or Indifference Whatever fear
of tho unknown thero may previously
havo been seems to pass away with the
ebbing tide of life."
WILL RAISE ELEPHANTS.
Southern California Selected by Syn
dicate as Ground for That
Purpose.
Los Angeles, Cal. Edwin Cawston's
success raising ostriches ot South Pa
sadena hos Inspired capitalists who
have formed a syndlcato to establish
an elephant ranch on which to breed
elephants to cupply the constant de
mand from menageries and parks. The
men who aro planning the olephant
ranch havo figured it all out and are
satisfied that It can bo made to pay.
Tho climate of South Pasadena has
been found to be suited to ostriches
and It Is said elophants will thrive In
the same climate. Mlnoral park, n
densely wooded section adjoining
South Pasadena and the ostrich farm,
la a natural Jungle, such as elephants
havo a fondness for, and It Is large
enough to accommodate a herd of 200
or 300 animals.
Millions In Arbor Say.
On arbor day in tho state of Washing
ton one county planted 350,000 fruit
trees. There's millions in arbor day
wbtn rightly observed.
It Is said that a candidate for par
liament at the recent English elec
tlone, while juatlf jlng Hogging In the
army, remarked : "There la no neces
sary disgrace In being Hogged. I was
once Hogged rayeclf, and it was for
telling the truth, too."
"It seemed to have cured ye," said
a voice from the back of the hall.
Rhode Island Reds.
Eggs 11,00 per setting. Prize strain
cockerclB 11.00 each. A. Git AY, HUIb
bortf, 0 Route 2.
GRAVE-DIGGERS' BANQUET.
Ghoulish Affair Throughout, Held In
One of the Paris Res
taurants. Paris. A gay company of profes
sional grave dlggors lately met In ono
of the most popular of tho boulevard
restaurants and had tho strangest din
ner ever given In Paris. Tho proprie
tor of tho placo mado It an express
condition that tho nature of tho feast
must not leak out and reach tho cars
of tho scores of regular nristocratlc
patrons of tho restaurant.
Tho menti was printed In tho most
dlamal and ghoul-llkc terms. It waa
enough to make anyone but a profes
sional grave digger shudder.
A nowspapor writer who happened
to get himself smuggled Into tho ban
quet room took Just one look nt tho
menu nnd then mndo for the door as
fast as ho could go, followed by a
sepulchral sort of song, the last lino
of tho chorus saying:
"Wo oxpect to sec you again."
Every Item on tho menu bore tho
name of some Paris cemetery or con
tained somo allusion to the tomb.
Tho first toast was "Long Life to
Death, the Queen of tho World." Tho
grave digger who responded to It
mado the hit of tho evening with his
humorous twits about her majesty.
There were numerous other toasts,
all smacking of tho business of the
diners, and every response received
generous applause.
Hut If tho toa3ta were humorous,
the songs were not less so. To tho
most dlrgo-llko tunes tho gay com
pany sang the merriest of words.
A few men not of tho fraternity
managed to stick there until the end
of tho weird feast. They raid after
ward that they found tho menu full
of shudders but the entire affair most
enjoyable.
EXPORTSOF UNITED STATES
Agricultural Products to tho Value of
37,000,000 Sent Abroad In
Eight Months.
Washington. A bulletin issued by
the department of commerce nnd labor
bIiowh that tho total value of agricul
tural products exported from tho Unit
ed States for tho eight months of tho
fiscal year 190C, ended with Februay,
was $700,000,OOu. ns against $570,000,000
In tho same period of 1900, $GG 1,000,000
In 1902 and $508,000,000 In 1905.
The growth of tho exports of agri
cultural products, snys the bulletin, oc
curs in all the three great groups which
form tho bulk of agricultural exports,
viz: Hrendstuffs, cotton nnd provisions,
tho latter Including meat and dairy
products. The gain In breadstufls was
$70,000,000; In provisions, $3:1,000,000,
and In cotton, $30,000,000. Tho in
i rease In tho exports of breadatufTs oc
curred chiefly in the movement to
Kuiopoan countries.
While agricultural exports are larger
lu total value than over betdro, tho per
centage whlih they form of tho total ex
ports in tho eight recorded months or
the flscul year 1900, la smaller than In
any earllor year In our history, except
1903.
Tho percentage whlclT manufacturers
form of exports In tho eight montlM
ended with February, 1900, Is 32.8,
while they formed but 27.2 per cent, of
the total exports In tho corresponding
months of 1903 and 22.5 per. cent, in
the corresponding months In Ib'JS.
FLESH LOST ON FRUIT DIET
Bananas, Apples and Grapes Havo
Been Found Not Good for
Englishmen.
London. Pure frultarlonlsm al
though it may malntuln life, would
probably provo moro troublesome to
Englishmen than a mixed diet. This Is
the observation of Dr. Noel Paton in tho
dlot number of tho Practitioner.
Ho quotes tho cases of enthusiastic
vegetarians. Ono lived for five days on
nine und a half pounds of bananas, and,
although 40 per cent, lu weight below
tho average for his height when tho ex
periment started, he lost four and a half
pounds In tho five days. In 41 days an
other lost 18 and a half pounds on a diet
of grnpes and apples, one pound more III
a fortnight on figs and oranges.
Dr. Paton tells of a California girl,
however, who remained well nnd
healthy on nuts, fruit, olive oil and
honoy. Tho nuts yielded the necessary
proteld and tho olive oil the fat.
Boy Saved 1,200 Pennies.
A gift or 1,200 pennies, snved up
In u bag, representing tho absoluto
solf-denial for the year of a nlno-year-old
boy from candy nnd other
childish luxuries, was tho most cher
ished gift received on Easter by tho
Sisters of St. Francis' hospital In
Trenton, N. J. Raymond Shannon,
son of a pollcoman, was the donor.
Ho took tho pennies to tho hospital
hlmsolf. Ho was about to go away
without a word of explanation, when
ono of tho sisters called him back
and drew tho story from him. Ho
said ho began to savo two years ago
of his own volition, und had let no
one but his mother into tho secret.
Tho boy gave tho 1,200 pennies tor
tho building fund of the Institution.
Woman's Remarkable Record,
Her entiro lifetlmo since freedom
from slavery dovoted to ono position Is
tho remarkable record of Mrs.LuluRob-
Inson, negiess, who for 41 years has
hrnn nmnlnvpil In tho nnHKnnppr ntn.
tlons of KansaB City In the West bot
toms.
White Cloud's Mother Dead.
A White Earth (Minn.) says that
Muckoday, the venerable mother of the
late distinguished chleftnln, White
Cloud, formerly head chief of the Mis
sissippi band of the Chlppewas, lately
died nt the advanced ago of 100 yeais.
Jinks How's your wife ?
Dinks My wife Is lout to Bight, to
memory.
Jlnke Wby, my dear fellow, I never
heard of your wife dying I
filnks She Isn't. I'm paying her
950 a week alimony.
Wanted Wool
Jn unlimited quantity, Ware room
Wekt Walnut St., next door to the
Pence furniture store. Hlllnboro', O,
O, E. Brown & Co.
BELLS IN CHURCHES.
FlllST USED BY PAULINUS, BISHOP
OF NOLA, A30UT 400.
l'lte Hnrlr ItrKUli riittMlnim t'li-.t
Wooden Ilutllcn li- C.ill ttit- t'ot.'.i:
ToKi'tlior for W rhii lpll mid
Thcntlt-r mill I.H-ittilim.
Church bolls nre of ancient origin.
The undents luul belli for both sacred
und profane pm-purs. Strabo says
that matket time was announced by
their sound nnd Pliny that the tomb
of an ancient king of Tuscany was
hung round with bells. Tho hour of
bntblng wns mndo kmwn in nnclcnt
Homo by the sound of a bell. The
night watchman carried one. nnd It
served to call tip the servants In great
houses. Sheep had them tied about
their necks to frhliten away wolves,
or, rather, by way of nmulct,
I'nulltiUK. bMiop of Nola, Is general
ly considered' the first person who In
troduced bells Into ecclesiastical serv
ice nbout the year 100. Historians say
thnt In Old the bishop of Orleans, being
nt Soiio. then In a sHte of siege, fright
ened nwny the besieging army by ring
ing St. Stephen's churi h bells, which Is
n clear proof lh.it they were not nt thnt
time gencrallj Known lu France. The
first large bells niu mentioned by
Hede lu the yu.tr !S0. Hcforo that pe
riod the early llrltlsh Christians made
use of wooden rattle to call the con
gregation of the faithful together.
Hand bells probably first appeared nt
religious processions and were after
ward ued by the seculars. The small
bells were not always held In the
hand. They were sometimes suspend
ed uiioii a htuke and struck with ham
mers. The nrrlvnl of kings and great per
sonages was uuelcntly greeted by ring
ing the church bells. Ingulohus, abbot
of Croyland, who died about 1100,
speak of them n.s being well known In
his time und says thnt "the first abbot
of Croyl.ind gave sis bella to that mon
asterythat Is to saj. two great ones,
which he imined Bartholomew nud Bel
inline: two of a modlum size, called
Tiirketullttui nnd llettilne; two small
odes, denominited Peg.i nud Hega. lie
also caused the great bell to be made
failed (iitiila, which vas tuned to tho
otaer bell and pro.lue.vl an admirable
harmony not to be equaled lu Eug
land." The bells ukl"1 In the monasteries
weie Foinctlmcn rung with ropes hav
ing IniisH or sllve- rings at the ends
lor the blind. Tioy were uuelcntly
ru'i'5 by the prl'-ts themselves, after
ward by the Ksn.mU and sometimes
lj tliow lix'.ipiibl.' of other duties, us
pi'ivmix wl'o wote blind.
Tlie doctrine of the Chinch of Homo
' unc'i'iilii' Mbi is that they liave mer
it and p"ii.v (!ml tor thu living and the
dead; second, that lliey produce devo
tion In the hearts of the faithful. Tho
dls'lke of evil hplrltn to bells Is well
e::praxcd by Wyiikcu do Wordo in the
"(Jolden I.o,en.." 'iho passing Lull was
uiii'Ieiitly ra.ig for two good purposes,
ono to buH.ii'ik the pi'ii. ers of nil good
Christian people ior u wr.il Just depart
ing and the oilier to ."rive uwuy tho
v it iipIrltM who stood nt the foot of the
bed or about th? house. Such was the
gjiuinil opinion respecting tho elllcacy
of bella b'lV.o the reformation, but
el.sco thai period "it has 1kou the usual
eim.'Ku li. ilk- tliurcli of England that
when any .vk por.iou lay dying a
bull hho..!i' '.-.I to gle notice to the
uehjh'w - .. .1 Hoy i.il,".lit pray for tho
dyiii pa , . A h was commonly
called a p.imln;' boll, becnubo the sick
pooii w.i-i pinn.ii; hence to another
world, mill ..Inn his breath was ex
pired tlu b.'ll i tint-' out that tho neigh
bors inl'Jit cease their prayers, for that
the parly waa dead." It la now only
tolluJ utter dentil.
The Kiilnt'H bell was not so called
from the name jf tho saint that was
Inscribed en It or of the church to
which It belonged, but because It was
always ruug out when the priest ciinle
to thnt part of tho service, "Siinctus,
K.i ii'.' t us, SaticttiK. Doiuluc Deus Sab
baoth," purposely that those persons
who could not come to church might
know In what a solemn office the con
gregation were at that Instant engag
ed nnd so, even In their ubseneo, bo
once, nt least, moved to lift up their
hearts to blin who made them. Hells
nt one time were thought an effectual
cluirin iigalint lightning. Tho frequent
llrlus of nblii'v ilia 1km by l!g!inttig
eoii.nlisl the t'oiiiJ iuoUj commonly
writ en on I heir bells lu the steeples,
wheielu eiicii eiitlthd Itself to u six
fold elllcacy viz:
I.;n'ft dcutli I tell by doleful l.nell;
l.friiiii Iiik "nil tluindu- 1 break asunder;
On f.iljlulh njl to chinch I call;
The -I'fpy lieinl I ratro from bed;
Thi i"l (In bo '-I I lott dliporsoi
M i' rii'-l pi 'u I do r-nn t
It b-s nm-Viil1' been tupirtel. ob-t-i
i Lor' I'.tiui. and U ''till re
e. ' tli-M xtro'ne nppl.iuo nnd
f' iii'iu.' o' people nn u-mlT.ud In multl
ti Inive wo r '.relied and broken the
li lira I'lft fl.vM.g over have fallen
. . .' . 'i.r :i . Iui..jj able to blip
p t 'hem. am' It Is be'leved by some
11. t rntit rliu'ns of hnlln In popu
Ion. Itlen Ium chased away thunder
and n '.i.i (JJw.p.iti'il pustllent ulr. New
York Herald.
Mnrliic- Information.
"Do you over entch nny whales, cap
tain?" nuked th. fair passenger on the
ocean liner.
"Often, mu'itm." nnswercd tho illgnl
led iMptitln.
"How very wonderful! Pleabe tell
ne how you cut' li il.e: 'i '
"Wo drop a few of tho old salts on
their tails, ma'am,"
In tho British museum aro books
written on oyster shells, bricks, tiles,
bones, Ivory, lead, Iron, copper, sheep
skin, wood and palm tcavea.
The mother of the Gracchi was
praising her boys.
"She tnakea me tired," exclaimed
the woman on the other side of the
backyard fence. "The little imp?
stone our pigeons and tie tin cans to
our dog's tall, just the same as the
kids In tenement house across the
alley."
From which we learn that no boy Is
a hero to the next door neighbors,
For Sale Both timothy and clover
hay, A, E. Billiard, Hlllsboro, O.
FIND SUBTERRANEAN LAKE.
Body of Water Under West Virginia
Town Caraen Fear Among the
Residents.
Richmond, Va. Charlostown, W.
Va,. located Just across tho stato Una
from Wlnchn ter, Is In a ferment of
excitement ovir the discovery of a tro
mendous subterranean lako and cav
ern directly beneath tho town nnd
near enough to tho crust of tho oarth
to mako tho situation precarious to
the Inhabitants.
Men blasting made tho discovery ot
tho lako cavern when tho discharge
caused tho earth to crdmblo and fall
In, leaving a great hole. J. M. Mlly,
of the Standard Oil company, together
with a party of tho workmen, ven
tured Into tho cavern, exploring It
for a considerable distance. They dis
covered tho presence of n lake, nnd,
returning to tho surface, procured a
small boat In which they rowed nbout
for several hundred yarda. They
wero afraid to venture farther Into
the bowels of tho oarth without pro
curing lights and taking proper pre
cautions nnd safeguards to facilitate
their return.
Mlly In nn Interview said that there
aro limestone formations In tho cav
ern similar to those In the noted
Lurny caverns. Tho wnter of tho lako
is remarkably puro and Is cold and
sweet to the taste.
An expert with electric lights made
a further exploration of tho cavern,
confirming the report previously made
by Mr. Mlly. Ho was unable, how
ever, to go across tho lako, tho extent
of which Is thorcforo unknown. Since
tho cavorn runs from the point of
discovery directly under tho city ol
Charlcstown, tho Inhabitants nro In
n ferment for fear lest tho ground
fall In, burying or drowning them and
destroying their property. Many peo
plo hao nlrcady loft tho city and
sought temporary homes lu other lo
calities.
A systematic exploration of tho cav
cm will be Instituted and continued
until tho work Is done. In tho mean
tlmo experts will bo called upon to
solvo the problem as to whether there
Is any danger to tho city.
MAIL MATTER GOES WRONG
Name of Indian Territory Post Ofllco
Causes Much Delay and
Trouble.
South McAlcster, I. T. As Boon as
tho post ofllco department authorizes
a chnngo In the name of tho post office
hero from South McAlestcr to McAles
It. In cnfonnIty w't'i a rw -' 1
nuic. merging the tw t tow.i. ... o
than a score of local corporations w'll
be required to hold meetings of their
stockholders and vote on the question
or dropping the word "South" from
tho olliclal tltlo of their Institutions.
One of the local national banks na
already called a meeting of stockhold
ers to tnko this action. Confusion In
mall, freight and express continues, as
tho railroads havo taken no cognizance
of tho change In tho city's name, and
unMl tho postal authorities and rail
roads rccognlzo tho abolishment ol
South McAlcster, all matter addressed
to McAlcster goes to tho old town by
that name, and la then carted back to
South McAlestcr.
GREAT RIVER DRYING UP.
The Zambesi, in Africa, Reported to
Be Rapidly Decreasing in
Volume.
Zanzibar, East Africa. Thoro nre
signs that tho greatest river In Africa,
the Zambesi, Is drying up. Navigation
in that portion of tho river which Is
frco from rapids and cataracts is be
coming Increasingly difficult. A num
ber of -es8els aro lying on tho mud
at points which ten years ago wero be
low water for eight months of tne
year.
Commorco Is greatly hindered, goodt
sent by water up-river having occu
pied thrco months In traveling the 376
miles to Bluntyro, tho capital of Brit
ish Central Africa.
As a remedy for this phenomenon,
which Is certainly not tho result ol
drought, It Is proposed to construct a
railway from tho port of Qulllmauo to
Port Horald, a British trading station.
LOST LEG IS RESTORED.
Missing Wooden Member Returned
to Owner by Railroad
. Company.
Wllkesbarrc, Pa. Tho log which
Louis Feltcr, ot Nantlcoko lost In
tho Pennsylvania railroad wreck near
PottBvlllo when tho locomotlvo loft
the rails and turned turtlo down an
embankment, was returned to him by
officials of tho company.
It was scratched, bruised and dent
ed, but was otherwise Bound, and ho
can ubo it again.
Felter was hurled from ono end of
the car to tho other, and had a hard
strugglo gottlng out of the wreckage.
Not until ho was extricated did ho
mlBB his leg. Ho notlflod tbo com
pany, and It was found and sent to
him.
it was a wooden one which he had
Just purchased In Philadelphia aud
was taking home.
Noted War Veteran.
Col. Thomas Johnson, veteran of tho
Mexican and civil wars and said to bo
the last surviving member of tho
confederate congress, died a few duys
ago In Mount Storllng, Ky aged 93
years. Ho had served several terms
as, state senator and representative.
Col. Johnson, who leaves a large eu
tato, was born In Baltimore, his fam
ily moving to Kentucky when ho
wob a child.
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SEES SEISMIC PERIL.
PROF, GOODE OF CHICAGO UNI
VERSITY ON EARTHQUAKES.
Tremors In Region of tho Garden
City ns Symptoms Record of
Earthquakes in San
Francisco.
Chicago. Thoro nro slight Indica
tions thnt Chicago mny cxperlenco
an earthquake within a fow years,
according to Professor J. Paul Goodo,
of the University of Chicago geology
faculty. Tho presenco of certain
spcclos of rock In tho earth lnsldo
or near tho city limits, he bolloves,
la an Indication of a condition that
might result In the dismantling of a
portion ot tho city.
"Thoro Is no absolutely goologlcal
proof that Chicago may havo an
earthquake In tho next fow years,"
Professor Goodo declared. "One can
detect slight symptoms, however.
Certain formations of certain kinds
of rock underneath Chicago might
bo taken as an Indcatlon. An earth
quake Is as simple as tho breaking
ot a timber.
"I boilovo that the scat of tho
disturbance at San Francisco was
about Bovcn miles below tho surface
of tho earth. It was qulto probablo
a slipping of tho cruBt of tho oarth.
Generally ono block ot tho crust
slips up whllo tho other slips down.
Tho focus ot tho disturbance may bo
noted by tho direction of tho cracks
in tho Sierra Madra Mountains aro
n tho wrecked buildings.
"Tho Mcrra Mndra Mountains aro
young nnd nro growing slowly, and
no doubt thoir growing was tno
causo of tho earthquake."
According to Rollin D. Salisbury,
of tho university, California has ex
perienced closo to 1,000 earthquakes,
of which riumber 417 havo occurred
in San Francisco.
"Provlous to 1887, 918 earthquake I
shocks havo bpnn recorded In Cali
fornia," ho stated. "Of these 417
havo taken place In San Franslco.
Slneo that date tho oarthquuko rec
ord of California, so far as avnllablo,
b as follows: 1888, 35; 1889, 40; 1890,
30; 1891, 21; 1892, 42J 1893, 41; 1891,
33; 18"5, 30; 1890, 40; 1898, 20.
"Tho majority of this largo num
bor of earthquakes wero the morest
tremors. Many of them would havo
passed unnotlcod but for tho exist
ence nt various points of solsmo
graphs which Tecord movements
much too slight to bo senslblo.
'Prnctlcally half of the earthquakes
recorded In California have been felt J
in tho vicinity of San Francisco,
Only a fow, howovor, wero Bovoro
enough to bo destructive. Tho most
sovoro wns April lt 1902. Others
sovero enough to bo dcstructlvo oc
curred April 21, 1892, and March 30,
1898. A careful record of eurth
quakes and of earth t tremors baa
boon mado nt I.lck Observatory and
on Mount Hamilton."
According to Professor Ulyssos S.
Grant, head of tho geology depart
ment of Northwestern University,
there la no city In tho country In
wheh a great carthquako could bo
nioro destructive than in San Fran
cisco, because tho western city Is
built on a boIIiI foundation of rock.
"If a shock of equal sovcrlty had
occurred In Chicago," said ho, "It Ib
probablo fow buildings would hnvo
been destroyed, because of tho clay
nnd gravel foundation of tho city. It
1b probablo Uioto may bo smaller
shocks In tho Westorn States for a
few days, and thoro may bo consid
erable danger from tldnl waves, for
theso things aro likely to como at
once.
"In fact, It may bo that bo sovoro a
shock as tho recent cno In San Fran
cisco may bring on a tidal wave that
will bo largo enough to extinguish
the flames along tho water front.
"I cannot say that I think thoro Is
any connection between tho eruption
of Vesuvius und tho earthquake In
California, becauso tho two phe
nomena ure of different origin. Tho
latter Is of tho sort that Is causod
by sliding or slipping In tho rocky
crust from cooling. Besides this, tho
lino of 'volcanic sympathy,' which
causes a chain of earthquakes to oc
cur at about tho snmo tlmo, runs
from north to south."
PRICES OF ELEPHANTS.
fl.re Going Up, So Now Is the Time to
Replenish Your Stock of
Pachydaxms.
Now York. "A five-foot elephant
costs this spring," bald an Importer at
animals, "11,100, us ugalnst $1,200, for
which such elophants could be bought
two years ago.
"Elephants, llko nil other wild ani
mals, aro growing scarcer with tho set
tlement of the globo, und thoir prices
tend upward. More small elophantu
than big ones nro Imported because
they cost less to begin with and be-
cauEO they are easier and safer to
transport nnd showmon llko them, too,
because young elephants aro tractablo
and easier to train. And small ele
phants are attractive, anyway,
"Then, the elephant is a hardy nnl
mrl In captivity aud it is naturally
lonvllved, nnd tho young elephant In
creases In vuluo with Its growth; ind
so, even with their prices tending up
ward, young elephants nre good prop
erty." Tulip League in Hungary.
Tho tulip Is the tomblom of Hun
garian and antl-Austrlan sentiment.
A tulip league has beon formed in
Hungary to boycStf everything Aus
trian. Tho mombors wear a badge
of a tulip In tho Hungarian colors
red, whlto and greon.
"Jo3lah,"eald Mrs. Chugwater, "I
have often seen the word 'ultimo,
What doeB it mean ?"
"I Ib a compound," answered Mr,
Chugwater, "of 'ult, meaning ulti
mate, and 'Imo,' which Is an abbrevia
tion of 'Immediate municipal owner
ship.' 'Ultimo' describes the present
attitude of the city administration on
the question of "
"Joslab, you are. deceiving me !
That doesn't sound reasonable, and
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KIIUI. fc ! f
The worm bad turned at last.
COWS CRUELLY MUTILATED
&nlmAlB of Pure Breed Intended to
Improve Mexican Herds Not
Welcome.
Guthrie, Ok. Tho opposition of some
of tho Mexican cattlemen to tho Intro
duction of hlgh-grnde American ani
mals for breeding purposes has resulted
In tho cruel multllatlon by unknown
parties of n shipment of dairy cows ro
contly sent to Mexico, according to W.
P. Eager, of Guthrie, who has been on
gaged for-somo time in shipping high
grade cattle into Mexico, under tho au
spices of tho dlfforent brecdors' associa
tions. Among tho boavy shippers into Mexi
co recently has been an Illinois firm,
which pays especial attention to dairy
cows. This firm recently shipped a load
of 35 cows, all full-blooded and regis
tered buttormakers. Shortly nftcr tho
car crossed tho border Into Mexico,
some unknown person entered tho car
and cut the teats off 29 of tho cows, ruin
ing thom.ontlroly for dairy purposes,
and injuring them so that a number of
thorn will probably dlo.
Tho Moxlcan government hos lately
been encouraging tho introduction of
better blood Into Mexican Herds, and
has tho co-operation of tho better class
of cattle raisers. Somo ot them aro,
however, suspicious and Jealous of tho
big business which American firms
have been doing latoly. Tho matter has
been referred to tho authorities at
Washington und tho City of Mexico and
an Investigation asked for.
TIRADE ON MOSQUITOES.
American Society of Exterminators
Issues "Brief" of De
claration!. Now York. At the convention of tho
Amorlcnn Mosquito Extermination so
ciety hero, President W. J. Matheson,
of New York city, said that a largo
porcentago ot tho population of this
country yearly loso their lives or are
incapacitated by disease from tho In
sidious work of the mosquito. "Tho
Mosquito Brlof," deslgued to convey
tho layman Information regarding
mosquitoes and to form a "confession
of faith" of the society, was discussed
and ndopted. Some of Its declarations
aro:
Thero nre over 100 species of mos
quitoes In tho United States.
Mosquitoes require ono to threo
weeks to devolop from eggs to winged
Insects. Somo species lay as many as
300 to 400 eggs at a time. Only a few
mosquitoes live a month.
Rigid tests provo thnt certain species
aro the only natural moans of trans-
mS.son of malaria and yellow fover.
Of the domestic varloty tho dansor-
ous mn'.arlal mosquitoes ure among
tho most gonornlly distributed. They
novcr seem to travel fur only a few
hundred yards.
Mosquitoes arc known to blto moro
than once.
Mosquitoes nre n needless nnd dan
gerous pest. Their propagation can bo
prevented.
JIU JITSU CALLED FAILURE.
Naval Academy at Annapolis Will
Exclude It from Exer
cises. Annapolis. Jlp Jltsu at tho United
States Naval acudemy has proved a fail
ure. Ono year ago tho cruze to acqulro
n thorough knowledge ot tho Japanese
nrt of self-defense was paramount, but
tho result ot tho matches within tho last
six months, In which American wrest
lers demonstrated that tho native art
was superior to the Jupancso art, leg
und body twist, convinced tho cadets
that JIu Jltsu has been greatly over
rated. Prof. YnmaBhlta, tho Jlu jltsu export
who Instructed Presldont Roosevelt In
tho art, gave the last of the series of 50
lessons covering last season and this to
the midshipmen. His contract has not
been renewed, and nclthor has he been
successful In making profltablo engage
ments for tho future. In fact, Interest
In his nrt has died out and ho will re
turn to Jupan. Ho has received 333.33
for each lesson of an hour at tho acad
emy. Cheaper Platinum.
Platinum made to order will be a
blessing to thoso who are buying it
now at noarly five dollars an ounr;
tho electricians, dentists, chemUta
und machinists. The now metal,
which will Boll for at least halt that
amount, Is ot grayish whlto hue, with
a specific gravity and atomic weight
about tho sanio as platinum. It
fuses ut about 3,030 degrees Fahren
heit, and 1b malleable- and ductile,
becoming soft and workablo at a tern
poraturo far bolow tho molting point.
It can bo used in making crucibles
nnd similar utonBlla for laboratory
use, and it Ib not affectod by acids,
having successfully passed tho tests
made by a number of chemists with
sulphuric und othor strong acids, it
can bo rolled Into sheets or mado
Into wire ot the thickness of a small
fraction of an Inch. A Baltlmoro
man Is Its Inventor.
Yellow Aids Weak Eyes.
Dr. Motals, ot Angers, bos made a
communication to tho Academy of Med
icine setting forth the result of, his ex
periments . with yellow light for
strengthening weak eyes. Dr. Motals
has obtained experiments having1 been
carried over a period of 15 years.
Ho declares that tho yellaw tint Im
parted to objects seen through safTron
tlnted glasses is most restful and
strengthening. r
Gold in Queer Place.
In tho oyo socket ot a skull of a huge
mastodon unearthed In the Forty-three
Gold Ilun claim, near Dawson, last
month, was found gravel that washed
11,000 In gold.
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It pours the oil of life into your
system. It warms ou up and starts
the life blood circulating. That's
what Holllster's Rocky Mountain docs.
33 cents, Tea or Tablets,
Kaufmahn & Baku,
''When we first got married my wife
and I quarreled for a year about
whether we should buy an automobile
ora horse and buggy."
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